Motor load-controlling device



R. CONRADER MOTOR LOAD CONTRQLLING DEVICE Filed Dec. 1921 4 SheetsSheet 1 R. CONRADER Oct- 13, 1925- MOTOR LOAD CONTROLLING DEVICE 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 FiledDeo. 1921 R. CCMFQAFDER MOTOR LOAD CONTROLLING DEVICE 4 Sheebs-Sheet 4 .Filed Dec. 1; 1921 Patented Oct. 13, 1925.

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Be it knewnthat I, RImoLPiI Comment, at citizen of the Unitect Stetesyresictingk at Erie, the county of Erie and. State. of Pennsylvania, have invented new ztnd useful Improvem'ents in MotoreLoal -Gonti olling Deviees; of which the following is; eis-peeii i eati'om l This device is designed to automatically faleilitaite the starting. of driven'meehenismsy SllQhT as pumps, Where the motor used ton thriving the pumprisi incapable or sub'jzeetecli to" im'dne sttzrin. if the mechanism is start-- ed under full Ioact prior 3 to the time" the metotis up to speech Where t-lmisodevicfefi's used: with at pump this is accomplished by unloading?thepnmp until the speed reaches a certain point when the nail-cadet is ztctuated by a," speett sensitive deviceiso astothnowtheulewd on the" pump? Prefemibl yth'ed'evi'eeiis supplied also? with a: regulator for the unloaiclei which Will operates, re? sponse to difi'ernces of pressure independ may (it thenspeedo that is to say; after; the: motor has gotten up? to speed aaridl so fa r as;

the speed-i sensitive device is. concerned the;

load is placed on. the pump; the pump may; be: 1inloztclct successfully by the ilnl'oecl'ei as: the ptes'swre: demands require without interference from the speecl sensitive Ideaviee'. @therv featnt es of the invention: will". eppewfl from: the speeificajtion end clwi ms. n e

The invention is tllusttateel in the accent: pai'iyingf d vawings as follows I i Fig; 1 showsa side elevhtion ot a pump-s Figi 2: at central vertical section on the line 2+2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3% a} si'de elevation: of the speech sensi-1 fiver-element; A Fig. 4: an? en'lttrged. section on the line in: FigELQ. e i s Fig; 5' an enlarged section on" the line iniFig. 3a e t Egg. 6 a seetioni on the line? 6I:-6 in Fi'gg 5. Fig. a r-1 enlarged View ofi the mounting, of the? rfentr-tfuigat Weights; A Figs 8 an enletgedview of the uhloaden and a section of the speed sensitiveeleniient on the liaieAL-iri Fig; 2.

Fig. 9 shows e1 common inlet UH I'OtLdGBItOl which the devicemey be attached: i

i "Fig; 10" a side elevaition, partly in section; otthe pilotvalnie; v s Fig- II a seeti'oni-on the: line; l lell in; Fig. 10: i

e B rherkstthae pump cylinder; 2 the crankshaft" of the pump; 3 the drive wheel for the crank shaft, 4:: the motordriving the pimp e, 5i a discharge? passage: from the pump, 6; e hotlivot en nnl'oaden connected toithe disehargej pipe, .7 a discharge: connection 011 the'un l oadiz: and 8: a receiver pipe from; the lin loadem The u n'loaclr has the inletchaLm-- her. 9; diseherge chamber 10, and unloads: chamhei 11;" A paissatge12wonnects ,theine. let ehembeir 9 withithedisehange (chamber lO aind a seat 13 surnouridsxthe passage, 12-. i A valve 1+4 operates on this seat to close: the; passage; A passage 1571 connects; the inlet chwmbei with thevunloa'dei chamber; It is swiroundeclby a seat 16' ontwhiich 1111- lender valve .17 operates; the opening'of this valve un loecling thepmhp thtou'gh adise charge passage 11 A plunger 18 .cem ies; the vall 'velt and; opei e tesin al cylindei'i 19. stem 20 carries the valve: 14; Thisflstemextendssl i'dnigly through the'. plunger 1% into control chamber. 21,- the contel' chain-f her beingoonn'ectect with the cylirfclei' I9 by w passage 21 This unloader is; the sub-- jectma tterot a chmpanion .epplieatiengs un leader ineohan isin,serial Number 5195 164,; filed Dee: l st 1 921. e

The speed s'e'nsitite element; is; mounted"- on a; fm'meQQ? ca'rizied by the" pump cylinder: The speed controlling vaslve' .azetualt'ecl by therspeedz sensitive element' anel is provided with a body in whiohxthereisaal controlling passage 24: leading; by Way of. 21: pipe 25: to :t'p'ilet valve 28' for the? unlozflder'. The passwgfie: 24s'has the ports 28 ar d-'29 leading; 130. {m exhaust pttssage' 34- end' inlet 35,- these passages being; conneetecl with the screw.- thTa-decl connections 36 and 37. A pip'e 37 extends from the receiver or" olishat'ge pipe?- 8 toithe connection 37 seem this passa e is subjected: to receivertpressiirev Va'l ves- 30 and 31 cont101wtl ep01ts28an*d:29. Stems 32- and i33yextehd from these! valves respectfvel-yqand" aftepnovided with the screw threaded ends 38 which are" serewedthrough the cross he ads 39 and: having; screw-threads? permittingrthe zf'djrustmentof the valves and this icljustment is leeked hv the j am nuts 40f .Spi i'ngs tl extend froin' hooked ends 42' of thedr'oss heads; 39, t0 the perforatedears 431011 the body and tend to maintain? the valve in cl'os'ect position: a Ringers: 44 ere s'eingi'l6 in the' body 23; Agbl00k47 sis seeui edtends from the block 47 and is screw-threaded at 49 and screwed into a lever 50. The lever 50 is pivoted on the speed sensitive body 50 A push pin 51 rests against the lever 50 and extends into a sleeve 52, the

sleeve being journaled in a bearing 5 3 in the speed sensitive element body. A pulley 54: is fixed on the sleeve 52. The pulley 5tis driven by the belt 55 extending to a pulley 56 on the crankshaft 2. The hub of this pulley has the carrier arms 57. Centrifugal weights 58 are pivoted on pins. 59 in the arms 57 and are rotated with the pulley 54. The weights 58 have the inwardly extending arms 60which' engage the pin 61, the pin extending into the sleeve 53v and engaging an intermediate pin 62 resting on the thrust pin 51. A spring 63 is secured bya screw 64 in the frame 22 and ,a rod 65 is secured to the opposite end of the. spring. It extends through the lever 50 and. a nut 66 on the rod 65 communicates the pull of the spring to the lever. The centrifugal weights, it will be observed, form the :centrifugal element, of this speed sensitive device and the spring 63 the centripetal element, or at least the major. portion of the centripetal element.

The operation'of the speed sensitive device is as follows: As the motor is started. and the centrifugalweights are at-their innerposition under. the influence of the centripetal element, the valves 30 and 31 are in closed position, or at least the inlet valve is .closed. When the speed reaches the predetermined desired speed the centrifugal weights will have movedunder theinfiuence of centrifugal force .sufliciently :to move the lever 50 and with it the valve 31'to open-the ort 29 turning receiver pressure into the ine.. If this pressure is below the maximum pressure as hereinafterld'e'scribed, it'will be immediately communicated to the unloader andthe unloader' valve closed throwing the load on the pump. Whenthe speedfalls below. the predetermined speed the centripetal element acting .on the lever 50 will move the rod 45 and with it the valvesso as toclose; the inlet'valve 31 and open the exhaust valve 30. Underthese conditions 'airis exhausted from the unloader and the unloader is put in operation'to unload the pump.

It is. desirable to prevent frequent operations of the speed sensitive device and I, there-fore, provide the .following mecha-' nism: The lever 50 has a V-shaped cam 67 at its end whichengages a V-shaped cam 68 i on a lever 69. The lever 69 is mounted on a pin 70 extending between the ears-71 on the frame 22. A rod-72 extends upwardly from the frame through the lever 69. A spring 73 engages 'the lever and a nut 71is provided for adjusting the pressure of a the spring. It will readily beobserved that as the cam surfaces onthe V-shaped cams." are being moved from either extreme through the action of the centrifugal or centripetal elements they resist this movement and con sequently add to the other element from that which is at the moment dominant and after they pass the point of the Vs they assist the the element which is effecting the movement so that. there is a range of speed that must be changed before the speed sensitive element will operate the valves. The real efiect of'this cam device is to vary the force of the centripetal element so as to vary the point at which the centrifugalelement will operate the valves. p

A pilot valve extends from the controlchamber 21, the pilot valve 26 having a screw-threaded end which is screwed into the end of the chamber 21. The pilot valve has a control passage 76 communicatingwith the chamber 21, the ports 77 and'78 leading from the control passage tov the inlet passage 79 and exhaust passage 80. .The in-.

let connection 81 communicates with the inlet passage 79 and the pipe 25 from the speed responsive valve extends to'the connection 81. An exhaust connection 82 communicates with the exhaust passage 80. A valve'83 controls the inlet port and a valve 84 the exhaust port, these valves'having'the stems 85 and 86 respectively. Crossheads 87 are secured to the ends of the valve stems. Springs 88 extend from the ends :of :the cross heads to the valve body:.and, tend to keep the valves in closed position. Projections 89 engage the crossheads, these projections being carried by a yoke 90. The yoke-90 has an opening at one end into which one arm of. a bell crank 92 extends. The

bell crank is pivoted on a pin 93 and is con nected by a link 94: with a lever 95. The lever 95 is pivoted on a pin 96. A diaphragm bearing plate 97 extends into a dc tent 97 inthe lever 95 and is mounted on a diaphragm 98. A diaphragm plate 99 is secured to the body 26 and a cover plate 100 is secured to the plate 99securing a closing on the diaphragm 98. A passage 101.0011; nects with the passage 79 so that the diaphragm is subjected to receiver pressure when the speedsnsitive device has connected the receiver through the pipe 25; with the pilot valve. A screw-threaded extension 102 is arranged on the plate 100. A follower 103 is screwed into this extension andoperv ates a counter-pressure spring-104:, the .counter pressure spring having a base plate 105.

with a bearing point-resting in a detent in the lever-95.

The operation of thispilot valve is as follows After the speed sensitivedevicehas turned the. receiver pressure into the putt valve and against the diaphragm 98,. if this receiver pressure is abovethe desired pres sure the lever 95 will be moved to the left, thus closing the inlet valve 83 and opening.

the exhaust valve '84; There will be no pressure, therefore, at the back of the plun gel 18 and the face of the valve 17 will be subjected to receiver pressure. While the size of the plunger is larger than the face of the valve the differences "in pressure will readilyaccomplish the opening of this valve.

Further the stemQO extending into the con trol chamber will be relieved of pressure at one end and subjected to pressure at the opposite end,- the'r'esult being the closing of the valve 14. The pump will then operate in unloaded condition until the receiver pressure drops. This acting on the diaphragm 98 will close the valve 17 and load up the compressor or pump. It will be noted that the pilot valve will operate to unload and load up the compressor after it has adjusted its speed independently of the action of the speed sensitive device. This specific pilot valve is the subj ect matter of a companion application, Pressure controlled valve mechanism, Serial Number 519,163.

It is desirable to have some variation in the pressures at which the unloader will be made to operate both to prevent frequent reversals, a frequent unloading action, and also to prevent what is known as chattering of the valves. This is accomplished by providing a V-shaped cam 106 at the end of the lever 95 which is engaged by a V-shaped cam 107 on a lever 108. The lever 108 is pivotallymounted on the pin'109. A pin 110 extends from the cover plate 100 through the lever 108. A spring 111 is arranged around the pin 110 and rests against a nut 112 on the pin 110 exerting yielding pressure on the lever108. With a movement of the lever in either direction from the extreme position the cam 107 resists the movement to an intermediate point and then assists the movement so that a reversal is resisted and a variation of pressure is necessary depending on the adjustment of the spring to effect an unloading or a loading up operation. By adjusting the nut 112 the range of the change may be varied.

The device readily lends itself to attachment for actuating the ordinary unloaders which are unloaded with the introduction of pressure as distinguished from the unloader shown in Fig. 8 which unloads with the exhaust of pressure. In Fig. 9 113 marks the inlet port to a compressor cylinder 114. The inlet valve 115 controls the inlet port. It is provided with a stem 116 and a spring 117 normally closes the inlet valve as the compressor or pump operates in the ordinary manner. A plunger 118 is arranged in the cylinder 119 and has a projection 120 extending forward in position to engage the rear of the stem 116 to hold the inlet valve 115 open when it is desired to unload. A spring 121 returns the plunger 118 when the pressure is relieved. When attached to the controlling mechanisms .hereinbefore described the cylinder is connected by apipe "122 with the control connection "76. The pilot valve or regulator has a passage 123 leading from the passage v=80 to the diaphragm chamber. This passage is plugged when the device is operating on an unloader, unloading with the exhaust of pressure by a screw plug 124. With a :reversal of the type of unloader this screw plug is placed in the passage "79 plugging. this connection to the diaphragm. The pipe 37 may be connected with the passage .80 so that receiver pressure may be on the diaphragm at all times and also with the passage 36. The control passage 24 is connected to the passage 79. With this connection at the starting of the motor and before it attains speed, assuming that the receiver pressure is below the desired pressure so that normally the compressor would be loaded up so far as the regulator control is concerned, the valve 83 will be open and the passage 79 being connected with the passage 24. the valve 80 will be open by reason of the preponderance of the centripetal element 63, thus" putting receiver pressure by Way of the valve 30, passage 24, passage 79, valve 88 and passage 76 on the unloader cylinder. If the receiver pressure is above the desired pressure so that the compressor would be unloaded under the normal operation of the compressor the valve 83 will be closed and the valve 84 open so that with the starting of the compressor the unloader will be under pressure by way of the valve 84 and consequently the compressor will start in an unloaded condition and will also continue unloaded after it gets to speed. When the compressor gets to speed the valves 30 and 31 are reversed, the valve 30 being closed and the valve 31 opened. The passage 85 leading to the passage 37 being open to the atmosphere a clear exhaust is provided Whenever the valve 83 is opened by way of the passage 79 which is connected to the passage 24 and by way of the valve 35 and passage 37 to the atmosphere. It will be seen, therefore, that it is merely a matter of variation in the connection to arrange the device with an unloader in which pressure is used .tounload as well as an unloader in which the exhaust of pressure brings about an unloading action.

What I claim as new is I 1. In a motor load controlling device, the combination of a motor-driven mechanism; an unloader for the mechanism; a speed sensitive controlling device controlling the unloader comprising a centrifugal element, a lever on which the centrifugal element acts, a centripetal element acting on the lever; a V-shaped cam on the lever; a cooperating V-shaped cam opposing the V- shaped cam on the lever; and an adjustable spring actuating the co-operating V-shaped cam.

2. In a motor load controlling device, the combination of a motor-driven mechanism; a speed sensitive means controlling the load; and a pressure sensitive device controlled by the speed sensitive device and controlling the load. ,7

3. In a motor load controlling device, the combination of a motor-driven mechanism; a speed sensitive means controlling the load; and a pressure sensitive device. controlled by the speed sensitive device; said pressure sensitive device acting to vary the load in dependently of the speed sensitive means.

4:. In a motor load controlling device, the combination of a motor-driven mechanism; an unloader'for the mechanism; a pressure actuated pilot valve controlling the unloader; a controlling valve controlling the pressure on the pressure actuated pilot valve; and a speed sensitive means controlling the-controlling valve. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. I

- RUDOLPH CONRADER. 

